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Associate professor of architecture Marc Swackhamer has been named head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota. He has served as the director of the University's Master ofArchitecture program since 2012 and is the co-founder of HouMinn Practice, which... View full entry »

A new PBS documentary, "10 Buildings that Changed America," turns the spotlight on Edina's Southdale Center, built in 1959 by Austrian-born architect Victor Gruen. "And no, it's not because of the food court," quiped the Star Tribune in a preview last week. The documentary includes an interview... View full entry »

Rosemary A. McMonigal (B.Arch '81, BED '81) and Benjamin E. Awes (M.Arch '01) are recipients of the 2013 AIA-MN Residential Architects Awards. McMonigal received the 2013 Architect of Distinction award. She is a principal at McMonigal Architects LLC and has been working with clients for over... View full entry »

From our nation's capital to our kitchen table, we're all talking about debt. Some of our best students are burdened by debt and we can no longer afford to avoid the subject. Help us raise $6,250 - the cost of one undergraduate semester - and give one Design student a debt-free start this fall... View full entry »

This spring the College of Design expanded its program in Istanbul, Turkey from a May-term study abroad to a full-semester course. Architecture and landscape architecture students, led by Professor Ozayr Saloojee (Architecture) and Lecturer Brad Agee (Landscape Architecture), spent their first... View full entry »

M.Arch students Rob Holley and Hank Butitta (B.S. Arch '08) are among the top ten finalists in the Biomimicry Student Design Challenge for their project, Featherlight. In addition to three teams from the US, finalists include three teams from Canada and one each from Sweden, Chile, Belgium, and... View full entry »

Starting this spring, the School of Architecture will offer a new concentration in research practices within their master of science in architecture degree (MS-RP) for students starting the fall of 2013. The program aims at halving the amount of time from high school to licensure for... View full entry »

PublicInterestDesign.org in association with the College of Design and funding partner Tandus Flooring introduce the "Public Interest Design 100." This first-of-its-kind list profiles individuals or teams in each of 10 categories, including ambassadors, connectors, educators (no. 32 Dean Tom... View full entry »

Cass Gilbert Design Fellow and architecture assistant professor Adam Marcus has been named one of the top 30 most admired design educators for 2013 by DesignIntelligence (DI) magazine. DI selects educators from the disciplines of architecture, interior design, industrial design, and landscape... View full entry »

The October 2012 issue of Cabin Life magazine features work by students from the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota College of Design and North Carolina State University. They were challenged to meet with "clients" and create livable floor plans, sample renderings, and models... View full entry »

In December 2011, we launched a campaign to raise money for the College of Design's efforts related to housing projects and work our students are doing with Habitat for Humanity. Because of your generosity, we surpassed our $10,000 goal for the the Gift of Shelter campaign. Thanks to your... View full entry »

Craig Rafferty (B.Arch '70) is AIA Minnesota's 2012 Gold Medal recipient. The Gold Medal is AIA-MN's highest award bestowed on an individual member. It serves as recognition for a lifetime of distinguished achievement and significant contributions to architecture. Rafferty was an assistant... View full entry »

A new illustrated biography by associate professor John Comazzi (Architecture), Balthazar Korab: Architect of Photography, tells the story of Balthazar Korab, one of the mid-twentieth century's most celebrated architecture photographers. It's the first book dedicated solely to Korab's life and... View full entry »

The above is an infographic that PublicInterestDesign.org partnered with ArchDaily, the University of Minnesota College of Design, and Tandus Flooring to create. The basis is a chronology of the public interest design field by John Cary (BA Arch '99). It was designed by Megan Jett at ArchDaily... View full entry »

In the spring of 2011, a group of graduate architecture students from the University of Minnesota College of Design spent eight weeks in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince working with Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit dedicated to building a more sustainable future through professional... View full entry »

The head of the School of Architecture, Professor Renee Cheng is visiting China over the next 10 days. She's speaking with Chinese students and faculty, and lecturing at a number of architecture schools. Xinle Wang (M.Arch '07) is acting as an ambassador during the trip. One of Professor Cheng's... View full entry »

Architecture student Holly Engle will receive the 2012 President's Student Leadership and Service Award on April 30. Engle was nominated by Jim Lutz, adjunct professor at the School of Architecture, for her leadership and service experiences. "I am deeply honored to receive such a prestigious... View full entry »

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated four College of Design alumni from the School of Architecture to its prestigious College of Fellows. The Fellowship program recognizes those architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a... View full entry »

Last week, roughly sixty foundation representatives and public interest design leaders joined forces for the "Social Impact Design Summit" at the Rockefeller Foundation headquarters in New York. Dean Tom Fisher and John Cary, the public interest design research fellow at the College of Design... View full entry »

Blaine Brownell, assistant professor at the School of Architecture, has published a new book discussing the history, current application, and larger affects of emergent materials in architecture. Material Strategies: Innovative Applications in Architecture includes case studies featuring detailed... View full entry »

Three students from the College of Design, Sara Saboonian (architecture), Allyson Czechowicz (architecture), and Indira Manandha (architecture in sustainable design) are competing on separate teams for international scholarships from the Acara program. Acara, a program of the University of... View full entry »

This week, the Center for Sustainable Research (CSBR), in conjunction with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), the Alliance to Save Energy and the U.S. Department of Energy, officially launched www.CommercialWindows.org - a state-of-the-art website that provides critical information... View full entry »

Jennifer Gilhoi, one of two new Associates at RSP architects, previously worked for the American Institute of Architects Minnesota. At AIA, Golhoi served as a member and liaison for numerous AIA Minnesota initiatives communicating the value of architecture to the public. She also acted as a... View full entry »

A new book out by the Yale School of Architecture, BIM in Academia, features an essay by the College of Design's School of Architecture Head, Professor Renee Cheng. The collection includes essays by educators and practitioners weighing in on the debate over how Building Information Modeling (BIM)... View full entry »

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Board of Directors has awarded the 2012 AIA Architecture Firm Award to VJAA (Vincent James Associates Architects), and the 2012 AIA Gold Medal to Steven Holl, FAIA. The Firm Award is the highest honor bestowed on an architecture firm in the country, and... View full entry »

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the School of Architecture, Mary Guzowski, has been selected by the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment (IonE) for one of 13 awards as part of its Mini Grant program. Mini Grants from IonE help encourage collaboration among faculty... View full entry »